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WILLIAM H. POOLE AND DAVID BOIVES, OF OHIOAGO, ILLINOIS.

HAND-ISTAM P.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 227,295, dated May 4, 1880.

Application filed July 7, 1879.

Be it known that we, WILLIAM H. POOLE and DAVID BOW'ES, of the city of Chicago, in the county of Cook and State of Illinois, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Band-Stamps; and we hereby declare the following to be a full, clear, and exact description thereof, which will enable others skilled in the art to which our inveir tion appertains to make and use the same, reference being had to the accompanying drawings, which form a part hereof, and in which Figure 1 represents a right-hand elevation with the greater parts of wheels 1 and 2 broken away to show mechanism behind them. Fig. 2 represents a left-hand elevation of same with so much of covering or sides of chambers removed in both figures as to show the arrangement and workings of the internal mechanism. Fig. 3 represents an elevation of a vertical cross-section of A parallel to and through the center of the axis 2%, but the wheels 1 and 2 are shown in elevation. Fig. 4 represents a side view of Fig. 3 as seen from the end or side of the working mechanism, or right-hand view of Fig. 1, with parts of 1 2 and 1 and 2 partly broken away. Figs. 5 and 6 are elevation and plan of lower type-plate. Figs. 7 and S are plan and elevation of upper type-plate.

Like letters of reference indicate like parts.

Our invention relates to that class of handstamps more particularly adapted for dating and stamping railway coupon-tickets; and our invention consists in the combination of the several parts, as hereinafter described and claimed.

In the drawings, A represents the base of the hand-stamp, which is constructed of cast-iron or other suitable metal, and of any suitable dimensions that will receive the several operating parts. To the base A is attached a forked lever-arm, B, working freely from its fulcrum j.

Upon the under surface and at each side of the lever-arm B are attached springs N, for the purpose of receiving and holding in the desired position the adj ustable type-plate J.

At or near the outer end of the lever-arm B is rigidly attached a platen, H. Within said lever-arm is provided a roller, F, to which is attached the inking-ribbon L, which is wound upon said roller F by means of the milled head h, attached to said roller F.

Below thefulcrum j of the lever-arm B is a tail-piece, O, to which are attached a coiled spring, 0, and reciprocating pawl I), of which the spur c engages with the teeth of the ratchet-wheel d. The ratchetwheel d is secured to the shaft of the internal drum, E, upon which the inking-ribbon L is wound after passing over the type-wheels 1 2 3. A weighted pawl, f, takes up and holds the ratchet-wheel from turning back on the motion imparted to it by the reciprocating pawl D.

In the base A, or lower part of the handstainp, are placed, immediately under the platen H, type-rollers 1 2 3, a platen, I, to receive the impression of the type-platc J, and guide-rollers t" and Gfor the inking-ribbon L. To the outside of the base A is also atnotches r and s, which correspond with the dates, words, or letters on the peripheries of the type-wheels 1 and 2. The type-wheel lis securely fastened to the shaft of the wheel 1,

and turns with it on the bearingV. The typewheel 2 is in the same manner secured to the wheel 2 on its axis t, and turns with it independent of wheels 1 and 1. Type-wheel 3 turns loosely on axis 15, and is secured to its desired point by the pin l through the peud ant m, passing into holes g, which are spaced to correspond with the type upon the periphery of the wheel. The upper parts of the typewheels 1 2 3 pass through an opening, T, in a type-plate, K, havingits desired types inserted or engraved around the opening T. To this type-plate K are attached fixed spring hooks or guides I on each side of and rising slightly above its face, so as to prevent the ticket M from being soiled.

When the arm B is pressed down the upper type-plate, J, will catch with its ends the springhooks P, and press them down so as to let the ticket M down flatly upon the type-plate K, and by the downward movement of the leverarm B the platen H is brought in contact with inking-ribbon L, when the type-plate K and type-wheels l 2 3 and the removable type-plate J are brought in contact with inking-ribbon upon the platen 1, whereby the ticket is printed on each side thereof simultaneously or at one operation. The spring 0 is fastened to the lower end of the tail-piece O of lever-arm B, the other end to a pin, 0:, attached to the base A, and holds the lever-arm B up, as shown, but is prevented from going beyond a fixed point by the pin or stop a, against which a thumb or stop, b, of the reciprocating ratchet' D strikes when the lever-arm B is released.

The manner of using and operating our improved hand stamp is as follows: Upon a roller, F, in the lever-arm B is wound an inkingribbon, L, of considerable length, and through the opening c of the chamber '0 is passed the other end of said ribbon, down under the face of the type-plate J, over and around the roller G of chamber 1 thence forward to the guide-roller t', thence upward and forward over the type-plate K, down through the neck of the chamber '0', into chamber t,

where it is secured to the roller E.

The type-wheels are set, for example, as follows: Wheel 3, the date of the year; wheel 2, the date of the month, and type-wheel l the month of the year. The type-plate K has its fixed type for the station from which a ticket is sold-in this example, E. St. Louis. If a ticket for Troy, N. Y., is wanted, from aseries of already-prepared type-plates J, Figs. 7 and 8, the desired one is selected and slipped into place over the springs N in the lever-arm B. The coupon-ticket M is then inserted in the guides P and n, and the lever-arm brought down, when the ticket will receive an impression on one side thereof, O. 85 A. R. R, E.

St. Louis, with year, month, and day, and on the otherside will be found printed the destination, Troy, N. Y. As the arm B is brought down the reciprocating ratchet D is brought back one notch of the ratchet-wheel d, which, when released, pushes it forward a distance corresponding to its motion, thus slowly winding the ribbon upon the roller E, and presenting a new and clean inking-surface for each impression.

We do not intend to limit ourselves to the use of an inking-ribbon for the purpose of inking the type-plates, as inking rollers or pads may he used byhand, or may be attached to the lever-arm and operated automatically in various ways, and the type-plates, in connection with the platens, may also be used independent of any inking device for the purpose of making an indentation or impression in or upon'both sides of the ticket at the same time or atone operation.

Having thus described our invention, what we claim as new, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is-

1. In a hand-stamp, the combination of the platen H and removable type-plate J, attached to thepivoted arm B, with the platen I and type-plate K, fixed to the stationary bed-plate, whereby the ticket is printed on both sides simultaneously, substantially .as shown and described.

2. The combination of the arm B, springs N, and removable type-plate J with the sprin gguides P and platen I, substantially as and for the purpose specified.

3. The combination of the spring-guides P with lever-arm B, springs N, and type-plate J, substantially as and for the purpose specified.

WILLIAM H. POOLE. DAVID BOWES.

Witnesses WILLIAM ZIMMERMAN, N. OoWLES. 

